Burrum was a
Legislative Assembly electorate
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* The dominion of a Prince-elector in the Holy Roman Empire until 1806
* An electoral district
An ...
in the
state
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of
Queensland
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, Australia.
History
Burrum was created by the Electoral Districts Act of 1887, taking effect at the 1888 elections.
[ It was based on the rural area around ]Maryborough, Queensland
Maryborough ( ) is a city and a suburb in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. At the 2021 Census, Maryborough had a population of 15,287.
Geography
Maryborough is located on the Mary River in Queensland, Australia, approximate ...
.[
Burrum was abolished at the 1932 elections, its area being incorporated into the ]Electoral district of Isis
Isis was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland, from 1932 until 1992. It was named after the Shire of Isis in the Wide Bay–Burnett region.
Isis was created in the 1931 redistribution under t ...
and Electoral district of Wide Bay
Wide Bay was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland.
History
Wide Bay was one of the 16 original electorates of 1859; it centred on Maryborough but also included the coastal strip from the Mooloolah River, north to Bust ...
.[
]
Members
The following people were elected in the seat of Burrum:
Election results
See also
* Electoral districts of Queensland
This is a list of current and former electoral divisions for the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, the state legislature for Queensland, Australia.
Current Districts by region
Districts in Far North Queensland
* Barron River
*Cairns
*Cook
...
* Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
This is a list of members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, the state parliament of Queensland, sorted by parliament.
See also
* Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral districts
This is a list of current and former electoral div ...
by year
* :Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by name
References
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Former electoral districts of Queensland
1888 establishments in Australia
1932 disestablishments in Australia
Constituencies established in 1888
Constituencies disestablished in 1932